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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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